Small businesses boost hiring

8:09 PM,
Aug. 24, 2013

Hiring increases among small businesses

Written by

Tim Mullaney
| USA Today

Small-business hiring and confidence about the future are rising, a signal of the economy's growing strength and diminishing concerns about employee insurance coverage required by the new health care law.

Job creation at small companies has almost doubled in the past six months, reaching 82,000 jobs at firms with 49 or fewer employees in July, according to payroll processor ADP. Borrowing by small businesses and sales of new franchises have also climbed, indicating business owners are willing to take on new expenses and risk. Surveys by the National Federation of Independent Business ...